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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001342874-24-000034
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240618
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240618
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240618

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ternium S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001342874
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES  ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS) [3312]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			N4
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32734
		FILM NUMBER:		241050854

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		26, BOULEVARD ROYAL
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LUXEMBOURG
		STATE:			N4
		ZIP:			L-2449
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(352) 4661-11-3815

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		STREET 1:		26, BOULEVARD ROYAL
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LUXEMBOURG
		STATE:			N4
		ZIP:			L-2449
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i741a7d9566474c3ab71c4a6f11887968_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM 6 - K</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Report of Foreign Private Issuer</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">As of 6&#47;18&#47;2024</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Ternium S.A. </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Translation of Registrant's name into English)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Ternium S.A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">26, Boulevard Royal, 4th floor</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">L-2449 Luxembourg</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(352) 2668-3152 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:1.12pt;padding-right:1.12pt;text-align:center;text-indent:20.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or 40-F.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Form 20-F</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Webdings',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">a</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Form 40-F </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">__</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:20.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12G3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Yes </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">__</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> No</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Webdings',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">a</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:20.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If &#8220;Yes&#8221; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b)&#58; </font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:20.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Not applicable</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The attached material is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 13a-16 and Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">This report contains Ternium S.A.&#8217;s press release announcing that Brazilian Court Orders Ternium to Pay an Indemnification in Connection with its Acquisition of a Participation in Usiminas in 2012.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SIGNATURE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">TERNIUM S.A. </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">By&#58; &#47;s&#47; Guillermo Etchepareborda&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;By&#58; &#47;s&#47; Sebasti&#225;n Mart&#237;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Name&#58; Guillermo Etchepareborda&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Name&#58; Sebasti&#225;n Mart&#237;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Title&#58; Attorney in Fact&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Title&#58; Attorney in Fact</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Dated&#58; June 18, 2024</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i741a7d9566474c3ab71c4a6f11887968_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:108pt;width:100%"><div style="text-indent:-22.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:-22.5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:36pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div><img alt="terniumlogoa16.gif" src="terniumlogoa16.gif" style="height:32px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98px"></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="text-align:right"><img alt="pressreleasea13.gif" src="pressreleasea13.gif" style="height:22px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:154px"></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-indent:-22.5pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Trade Gothic Bold Condensed 20',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Sebasti&#225;n Mart&#237;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Trade Gothic Bold Condensed 20',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Ternium - Investor Relations</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Trade Gothic Condensed 18',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">+1   (866) 890 0443</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Trade Gothic Condensed 18',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">+54 (11) 4018 8389</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Trade Gothic Condensed 18',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">www.ternium.com</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#ff3300;font-family:'Trade Gothic Bold Condensed 20',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Brazilian Court Orders Ternium to Pay an Indemnification in Connection with its Acquisition of a Participation in Usiminas in 2012</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Luxembourg, June 18, 2024</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> &#8211; Ternium S.A. (NYSE&#58; TX) announced today that the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) resolved that Ternium&#8217;s subsidiaries Ternium Investments and Ternium Argentina, and Tenaris&#8217;s subsidiary Confab, all of which compose the T&#47;T Group under the Usiminas shareholders agreement, should pay Companhia Sider&#250;rgica Nacional, or CSN, an indemnification in connection with the acquisition by the T&#47;T Group of a participation in Usiminas in January 2012. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CSN and various entities affiliated with CSN had filed a lawsuit in Brazil against the T&#47;T Group, alleging that, under applicable Brazilian laws and rules, the acquirers were required to launch a tag-along tender offer to all non-controlling holders of Usiminas ordinary shares for a price per share equal to 80% of the price per share paid in such acquisition.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">On September 23, 2013, the first instance court dismissed the CSN lawsuit, and on February 8, 2017, the court of appeals upheld the first instance court decision. On March 7, 2023, the SCJ rejected CSN&#8217;s appeal by majority vote. The composition of the SCJ panel in charge of the case subsequently changed and CSN made several submissions in connection with the SCJ decision, including a motion for clarification with the SCJ that challenged the merits of its earlier decision. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">At today&#8217;s session, the SCJ completed its voting on CSN&#8217;s motion for clarification and reversed, by majority vote, its March 7, 2023 decision and granted CSN an indemnification, with CSN being allowed to retain ownership of the Usiminas ordinary shares it currently owns.  Depending on how the indemnification is calculated by other courts, and assuming monetary adjustment and interest through May 31, 2024, the potential aggregate indemnification payable by Ternium Investments and Ternium Argentina could reach up to BRL3.2 billion (approximately $0.6 billion) and BRL1.1 billion (approximately $0.2 billion), respectively.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Company continues to believe that all of CSN's claims and allegations are groundless and without merit, as confirmed by several opinions of Brazilian legal counsel, two decisions issued by the Brazilian securities regulator in February 2012 and December 2016, the first and second instance court decisions and the March 7, 2023 SCJ decision referred to above. The Company also believes that today&#8217;s SCJ decision on CSN&#8217;s motion for clarification is contrary to applicable substantive and procedural law. Accordingly, once the SCJ written votes are made available, Ternium Investments and Ternium Argentina will file all available motions and appeals against the SCJ decision.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#ff3300;font-family:'Trade Gothic',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:128%">Forward Looking Statements</font></div><div style="padding-right:31.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:128%">Some of the statements contained in this press release are &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221;.  Forward-looking statements are based on management&#8217;s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements.  These risks include but are not limited to risks arising from uncertainties as to </font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:108pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:128%">gross domestic product, related market demand, global production capacity, tariffs, cyclicality in the industries that purchase steel products and other factors beyond Ternium&#8217;s control.</font></div><div style="padding-right:31.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:31.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#ff3300;font-family:'Trade Gothic',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:128%">About Ternium</font></div><div style="padding-right:31.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Sabon MT Pro',serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:128%">Ternium is a leading steel producer in the Americas, providing advanced steel products to a wide range of manufacturing industries and the construction sector. We invest in low carbon emissions steelmaking technologies to support the energy transition and the mobility of the future. We also support the development of our communities, especially through educational programs in Latin America. More information about Ternium is available at www.ternium.com.</font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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